The Board of
Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, met in regular session
at the hour of 9:10 a.m., on Tuesday,
October 28, 2003, in the Board of Supervisors Room, County Administrative
Center, Independence, with the following Supervisors present:Chairperson Michael Dorame presiding, Linda Arcularius, Julie Bear, Ted
Williams, and Carroll M. Hambleton, Jr.Supervisor Hambleton provided the Invocation, and Supervisor Arcularius
led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comment

The
Chairperson announced the public comment period and there was no one from
the public wishing to address the Board.

County Dept. Reports

The
Chairperson announced the County Department Report Period.Ms. Jean Dickinson, Director of Health and Human Services,
introduced and commended Health and Human Services Department employees,
Ms. Kathy Rose and Ms. Debra Dorame.Ms. Dickinson highlighted a recent state audit in which these two
employees were recognized by the State for the job they have done in
licensing Foster Home Providers in Inyo County.The Board recognized the two individuals and thanked them for a job
well done.Ms. Linda Anisman,
Director of Child Support Services, acknowledged and commended her staff
for working through the adversity of having their offices temporarily
closed.The Board
thanked Ms. Anisman and her staff for their diligence and also for their
successful completion of several State mandated automation changes.

BofS/Starlite Road Closure

Supervisor Arcularius briefly explained that she
had requested this discussion in order to clarify some of the issues
relative to the Starlite Community and the road closure.She explained that with regard to the County’s facilitation of
communications between the parties that there were two very specific
issues which she would like to see kept separate, that of the road closure
and the water availability for the development.Additionally, Supervisor Arcularius expressed her desire to see
whatever solutions are forthcoming from the facilitation be permanent.She said that she did not expect the County’s participation to be
on-going if permanent resolution could not be reached.Supervisor Williams asked how staff was going to keep the two
issues separate.County
Counsel indicated that the facilitation would begin with the water issues
and move towards the road closure.Supervisor
Arcularius thanked the Board and Staff for their indulgence of her desire
to have this issue clarified one last time.

Workshop/ Affordable Housing

The Chairperson recessed open session at 9:30 a.m., to
convene in a workshop with Ms. Andrea Clark, Executive Director of Mammoth
Lakes Housing, Inc., who introduced the non-profit to the Board and went
on to discuss the programs, projects and priorities of the newly formed
private non-profit Corporation.The
Chairperson recessed the workshop at 10:40 a.m., to reconvene in open
session, with all Board Members present.

Motor Pool/ Transmission Fluid Exchanger

Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded
by Supervisor Williams to award the bid for and approve the purchase of a
Transmission Fluid Exchanger from Dave’s Auto Parts of Lone Pine, in an
amount not to exceed $3,015.92.Motion
carried unanimously.

Child Support Serv./Print N Mail Contract

Ms. Linda Anisman, Director of Child Support Services,
responded to questions from the Board providing additional justification
for transferring duties currently performed within the Department to an
outside contractor.Moved by
Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Williams todeclare Print N Mail, Inc., as a sole-source provider of
print, mail and credit card payment services and approve the Contract
between the County of Inyo and Print N Mail, Inc. for the provision of
printing, mailing and credit card payment services for the period of
November 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, in an amount not to exceed
$10,000; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.Motion
carried unanimously.

Closed Session

The
Chairperson recessed open session at 10:45 a.m. to convene in closed
session with all Board Members present to discuss Agenda Item No. 17.PERSONNEL (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957) - Public
Employee Performance Evaluation - Title:County Administrative Officer.The Chairperson recessed closed session at 11:45 a.m., to reconvene
in a second workshop on the reorganization of Environmental Health.

Workshop/ Reorganization of E. Health.

The Board
and the County Administrator discussed the possible reorganization of the Environmental
Health Department.The Board
and Staff discussed the various alternatives with the County Administrator
indicating that he would bring back formal discussion at a future date.

Capital Asset Leasing Corp. Meeting

The
Chairperson recessed the regular meeting at 12:20 p.m., to convene in a
Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Meeting.(See separate minutes.)At
the conclusion of the meeting the Chairperson reconvened the regular
meeting at 1:30 p.m.

Recess/

Reconvene

The Chairperson, immediately recessed the
regular meeting, reconvening at 2:15 p.m., with all Board Members present.

Water Dept./ Well Protocol

Mr. Greg
James, Inyo County Water Director, provided additional information and
explanation on the request for direction to the County’s representatives
to the Technical Group regarding the protocol for the testing of deep
wells 380 and 381.The Water
Director, explained that the tests were being proposed because the wells
were currently pumping under the Long Term Water Agreement on/off
provisions and that DWP is providing the high-tech instrumentation,
equipment and monitoring devices in order to facilitate the tests.Mr. James went on to explain that the protocol establishes 5
shallow monitoring wells in the vicinity of wells 380 and 381, will be 18
months in duration, provides for the test to be discontinued should
adverse effect be detected, and agrees to a third party arbitrator in
settling disputes regarding the test.Mr. Bob Harrington, Inyo County Hydrologist, provided hydrological
and technical information regarding the test, the monitoring wells,
triggers, etc.During the
lengthy and detailed discussion the Board received comment from Mr. Daniel
Pritchett, and Mr. Mike Prather, who opposed the test, and from Mr. Paul
Lamos, Inyo County Water Commissioner, who supported the test.Mr. Gene Coufal from the City of Los Angeles Department of Water
and Power, and Mr. Randy Jackson of the Inyo County Water Department
responded to questions from the Board regarding the test equipment, the
protocol and the possibility of adding monitoring wells.Ms. Sally Manning of the Inyo County Water Department, provided
personal commentary regarding the proposed tests.Supervisor Williams queried Staff regarding the possibility of
identifying additional monitoring wells to provide more information on the
impacts.At the conclusion of
the discussion the Board indicated their desire to continue to have the
decision regarding test wells and protocols be made at the Board level and
the following motion was made.

Moved by
Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Hambleton to direct the
County’s representatives to the Technical Group to support the proposed
test of deep wells 380 and 381, to authorize the establishment of
additional monitoring wells to be determined by the Technical Group and in
the absence of agreement on the additional monitoring wells direct the
test to proceed with the original 5 wells.Motion
carried unanimously.

Planning-Yucca Mnt./Latir Contract

Mr. Andrew Remus, Yucca Mountain Coordinator, provided
additional information regarding the Latir Energy Consultants Contracts.Supervisor Arcularius expressed concern with the new Contract’s
scope of work, which identifies Sacramento Trips.She explained that she felt Latir’s assistance on a Federal level
is needed but not on a State level, because of the relationship Inyo
County has with our State representatives.The County Administrator explained that the Board of Supervisors
could approve the Contract amending it to exclude the trips to Sacramento
and reducing the “not-to-exceed” amount to reflect the change.Moved by Supervisor Bear and seconded by Supervisor
Williams to A) terminate the existing Contract between the County of Inyo
and Latir Energy Consultants, effective June 30, 2003; and B) ratify and
approve a new Contract between the County of Inyo and Latir Energy
Consultants for the period of July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, with
the trips to Sacramento deleted from the scope of work, in an amended
amount not to exceed $36,250; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.Motion carried unanimously.

Planning-Yucca Mnt./Hydrody-
namics Contract

Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded
by Supervisor Bear to A) terminate the existing Contract between the
County of Inyo and Hydrodynamics Group for current technical oversight,
effective June 30, 2003; and B) ratify and approve a new Contract between
the County of Inyo and Hydrodynamics Group, L.L.C., for the period of July
1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, in an amount not to exceed $260,000; and
authorize the Chairperson to sign.Motion
carried unanimously.

E. Health/Well Permit

Representatives of the Water Department and
the Environmental Health Department responded to questions from the Board
concerning the well permit application from the City of Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power.Moved
by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Bear to approve the
Well Permit Application to construct a new ground water well to replace
the existing surface water source and treatment facilities located on City
of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power land at the South Haiwee
employee housing.Motion
carried unanimously.

The
Chief Probation Officer, Mr. Jim Moffett, provided additional information
regarding the Bar-O-Boys Ranch Contract.Mr. Moffett informed the Board that this will probably be the last
year for this contract, in that the Probation Department will be exploring
other alternatives for probationary placements in the future.Moved by Supervisor Arcularius and seconded by Supervisor Williams
toratify and approve the
Placement Agreement between the County of Inyo and Bar-O-Boys Ranch for
the supervision of juvenile commitments in the amount of $2,600 per month
per minor, for a total not to exceed $19,600, for the period of July 1,
2003, through June 30, 2004; and authorize the Chairperson to sign.Motion carried unanimously.

District/Indy Cemetery
District

Moved by Supervisor Hambleton and seconded by
Supervisor Bear to reappoint Ms. Sandy Sepsey to the Independence Cemetery
District Board of Trustees to complete a four-year term ending on October
8, 2007.Motion carried
unanimously.

Fish
& Game/ Advisory Comm. Appointment

Moved by Supervisor Williams and seconded by
Supervisor Bear to appoint Mr. Joe DeAguero to the voting alternate
position on the Inyo-Mono Fish and Game Advisory Commission to complete an
unexpired term ending July 1, 2004. Motion carried unanimously.

Report
on Closed Session

County Counsel reported there were no items
discussed in closed session, which were required by law to be reported on
in open session.

Adjournment

The Chairperson adjourned the regular meeting
at 6:05 p.m., to 9:00 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors Room, at the
County Administrative Center in Independence.

_____________________________________Chairperson,
Inyo County Board of Supervisors

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